This is an analysis of the poem The Strength Of Fields that begins with:

... a separation from the world, a penetration to some source of power and a life-enhancing return ...
Van Gennep: Rites de Passage...

Elements of the verse: questions and answers

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  • Rhyme scheme: a X b c deXbX afgXXbhXhfgiaa g jXabgkeafdfkiXa aajicgcfaa Xfa
  • Stanza lengths (in strings): 1,1,1,1,5,14,1,15,10,3,
  • Closest metre: iambic tetrameter
  • Сlosest rhyme: rondeau rhyme
  • Сlosest stanza type: sonnet
  • Guessed form: unknown form
  • Metre: 010100010101001101010101001 1101010 11011111 1001 11110 1100110101010 011011 111110 0101111011011101 010101011 011011 1111 011111 1111 110101 1111001 111111 101011110101 001101011101 00101111 1101110 0010111010 001011010101 1111000111101 1010101111 0111101110100 010011101 1101111 11101001111011010 1101111 0110101101110 010111111111 110111 011100101 1100110101101 100100101001101 1001010010 010111 101101 0110101 110010111 01011111 0101111101 0101101001 111011011011 00010110101101 0010111001101 11100101 11101 01 1101001101111
  • Amount of stanzas: 10
  • Average number of symbols per stanza: 203
  • Average number of words per stanza: 39
  • Amount of lines: 56
  • Average number of symbols per line: 36 (medium-length strings)
  • Average number of words per line: 7
  • Mood of the speaker:

    The punctuation marks are various. Neither mark predominates.

  • The author used lexical repetitions to emphasize a significant image; him, to, how, of, and, we, know, that, kindness are repeated.

    The poet used anaphora at the beginnings of some neighboring lines. The same word the is repeated.

    There is a poetic device epiphora at the end of some neighboring lines one is repeated).

    The literary device anadiplosis is detected in two or more neighboring lines. The word/phrase that connects the lines.

If you write a school or university poetry essay, you should Include in your explanation of the poem:

  • summary of The Strength Of Fields;
  • central theme;
  • idea of the verse;
  • history of its creation;
  • critical appreciation.

Good luck in your poetry interpretation practice!

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